Hygiena 2017, 62(4):108-111 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1548

Life Expectancy in the 65 Years Old Population and Pensions Income

Jaroslav Kříž

Influence of income from pensions on life expectancy was described in several articles in medical journals and research reports. Present study tried to verify this association in the Czech population of 65 years of age. However, only a very low correlation was found in men and medium correlation in women between regional averages of pension income and life expectancy with limited statistical significance. On the contrary, the percentage of higher educated significantly correlated with life expectancy in both men and women and determined life expectancy by about 40%. The author discusses the low effect of pensions income on life expectancy of elderly people in this study and points out the possible influence of the methodology used.

Keywords: average life expectancy, socio-economic status

Published: November 1, 2017  Show citation

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Kříž J. Life Expectancy in the 65 Years Old Population and Pensions Income. Hygiena. 2017;62(4):108-111. doi: 10.21101/hygiena.a1548.
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